apex-to-action

Apex to Action

What This Is

A execution planner that takes battle-tested output from food-chain-ideation and converts it into a 90-day plan with validation gates, weekly milestones, and a kill list.

What This Is Not

• Not a project management tool. No Gantt charts, no sprint planning, no resource allocation.
• Not a generic business plan generator. It only works on ideas that survived a food chain battle.
• Not a replacement for judgment. It gives you structure, not answers.

Input Requirements

Minimum required: Evolved Idea + Unfair Advantage Statement.

Strongly preferred: Full Battle Log block from food chain output (includes fallen animals, patches applied, killed features).

If the user does not have battle output, respond:

You need a battle-tested idea first. Run /food-chain-ideation with your raw idea, then come back with the output. This skill only works on ideas that survived the food chain.

If the user pastes a Battle Log, parse every field: original idea, evolved idea, apex predator, patches, fallen animals, killed features, unfair advantage.

Step 1 — Battle Debrief

Parse the battle output and produce:

## Battle Debrief

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **Original idea** | [extracted from battle output] |
| **Evolved idea** | [extracted — this is what we're planning for] |
| **Apex predator** | [what survived and why it won] |
| **Key patches applied** | [list of adaptations made during battle] |
| **Killed features** | [features that lost every round — these go on the kill list] |
| **Unfair advantage** | [extracted — this drives Phase 2 build priority] |

Extract killed features from fallen animals' insights. Each fallen animal likely attacked a weakness — the patches that stuck are strengths, the features that kept failing are dead.

Step 2 — Validation Gates

Things that must be proven TRUE before writing any code. Each gate is a specific, binary test.

## Validation Gates — prove these before writing code

| Gate | Test | Pass if | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [specific test] | [measurable criterion] | [how to run the test] |
| 2 | [specific test] | [measurable criterion] | [how to run the test] |
| 3 | [specific test] | [measurable criterion] | [how to run the test] |